While a lot of car repair and maintenance requires some effort and knowledge of automobiles, there are some things even the most inexperienced can do. Alongside little things, like changing windshield ...

It sounds like a basic procedure — pull the dipstick, check the oil level, and top off if needed. However, if that is your whole game plan, you might be missing what the dots and lines on that metal ...

We still don't entirely understand why new cars have stopped coming with oil dipsticks installed. Car manufacturers claim the shift towards digital monitoring is happening to improve accuracy and ...

Keeping your engine oil topped off is one of the primary tenets of DIY engine maintenance. Since checking the oil level is a critical step in the procedure, a stuck or broken oil dipstick can turn a ...

Keeping an eye on your car's oil is essential to maintaining its health and longevity. Other than getting the oil itself changed every few thousand miles, you should also be consistently checking the ...

A lack of car knowledge means 40 per cent of British motorists do not perform regular checks and refills that results in preventable damageto engines and breakdowns, research from LV= Road Rescue ...

The oil pan is attached to the bottom of the engine with bolts and is the reservoir for oil that gets pumped throughout the engine to lubricate, clean and cool moving parts. A pump forces the oil from ...